- @bartadamley
Would you classify an AI chatbot as “social media” ?
I wonder how many individuals are experimenting socially with bots like these? To fulfill a missing “human” need… the process of connection.
Is this wrong? Is this good? My guess is probably somewhere right in the middle. Talk to your chat-bot in moderation, don’t forget that there’s a world outside of your screen… but also, that there’s an “escape” if needed.
Interesting times we live in.
Important to know that this sorta thing is out there online 🤷♂️
The question is how do we as adults discuss this? What are the benefits & what are the negatives with this?
Does it become TOO much of a comfort & we relegate human contact for the “perfect” AI chatbot? Or does it assist us in getting us to strike conversation with others we are attracted to?
Interesting times we live in, as far as we relate to AI as humans. Definitely recommend this article.
I have a feeling we are going to see more of this sorta stuff. For better & for worse 🫨
How does being an introvert relate to being an explorer versus a leader?
is introverted leadership the best path forward?
Read. Read. Read!!!
Quite probably he has done more than any other man to alert the American public to the potential dangers of an excessively psychiatrized sociaety.
Worthy read on Thomas Szasz one of the leading voices historically on Anti-Psychiatry.
I just wanna see this book!
Helpful scaffolding to understand the particular study of Psychology that Abe Maslow created in his lifetime.
This article goes in depth specifically on Maslow’s most famous theory “The Hierarchy of Needs” & how where we fall along this hierarchical scale determines our level of happiness aka self-actualization
This is a classic article: Questioning the entire thesis behind what does a mental illness even connote written by antipsychiatry advocate RD Laing. Here he highlights Schizophrenia & the diagnosis of it as an example.
Kingsley Hall, a radical experiment in psychological research.
R.D Laing - sounds like he had some hot takes & it may be worthwhile to investigate his career with a more zoomed-in scope.
Value your inner life!
Valuable lesson from Tim Leary’s son regarding psychedelic use as they continue to trend towards legalization.
It’s about having a system that can sustain you once the medicine wears off so you don’t end up in a constant search for ascension; needing to trip every two weeks.
The latest “innovations” with social media isn’t truly an innovation - it is merely the byproduct of making it more TV-like.
As the way in which we “consume” content is like channel surfing on the olde tube tv.
anti libraries for the win !!!
Read books & lots of ‘em
As I gravitate more & more to the ideas of the long-term I have found the ideas of Stewart Brand to be quite helpful.
His text “The Clock of The Long Now” is very informative on why it’s important to understand the world’s “pace layers” & the importance of studying history.
This article is a great introduction to this bent towards long-term thought.
Language is key.
If we don’t have the language for something, it will no longer remain in our memory… what in our lives is really worth remembering? And how can we best practice a “daily remembrance”
Shoutout to the Readup Archives for resurfacing this one 🔥
Valuable insights for any aspiring musicians out there 🫡
Viewing everyday life as an opportunity to create genuine tracks as time stamps of creative inspiration… something that I’d like to try my hand at as well…
Highly recommend reading Balaji’s “The Network State” as a precursor to this.
However, reading Vitalik’s response is just as informative as that text.. all be it in lighter form.
This whole idea of people coming together virtually alligned around one goal in particularly… deciding on collective values from there is very interesting to me.
Now the transition of being merely a network —> to becoming a state is still a bit foggy to me. But I do appreciate Balaji going through that thought experiment in his text.
Clearly, we are all spending more time online than ever.. and there’s this really strange, yet powerful phenomena of these internet tribes essentially gathering in physical spaces. Crypto Conferences such as (ETHDENVER) & Comic-Cons are wonderful examples of this.
My question from here is when does your network decide to throw down on a physical meeting space?
Balaji states that there is an easily identifiable founder for your online community but I’d side with Vitalik on noting it’s not the importance of one sole individual…
But instead a group of 5-10 people that really give a shit about what it is you are building together.
Regardless, the next 5 years are about to feel like 50 years. And the more you start to see “networks” everywhere manifesting more & more into the physical world… the more you realize the craziness/excitement we are headed towards.
Link to Network State GoodReads page. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60643059
It might finally be time for me to read Rene Girard.
Anything we spend time with is a LARP, especially when mediated by digital technologies..
Interesting article.
We could use more polymaths in the world!
The internet encourages this sort of learning more than ever… now.. if only we can pay attention long enough.
Now is a time for hunkering down & continue building value in order to survive…
You can bet that’s what I’ll be doing in the midst of these strange times.
Trade unions for DJs? Hmm i like the sounds of that.
First & foremost, to have a spot where DJs, Producers, Curators, Venue Owners, Booking Agents, Singers & etc… can actively reach out to one another forging alliances 1:1..
How to build more open & honest collaboration within the music & events industry amongst all actors is the main question.
Keep fighting the good fight!
There’s no possible way I would have read this many articles the past 3-4 years. Proud of the team for making a tough decision & will continue to support in the coming future 🙏🏻
I am trying to be a good musician so please forgive me for being a bad correspondent at times.
Reading this for some sanity as I’m embracing my first foray in a great crypto crash.
However, I ultimately still believe in the technology as well as overarching industry. Volatility is a friend, not a demon. Hindsight is 20/20.
Another really excellent piece by Eyal.
Understanding the dichotomy between distraction and traction (a word I never knew) is super helpful for framing productivity.
Traction is any action that you do with intent.
Today, I’m going to intentionally write my newsletter.
DAOs are the future of freelance work.
It’s fitting that NYC could become the “crypto capital” of the world given its history in finance.
The more planned ones day is, the easier it is to do the unthinkable.
Build structures for your day, to ensure you have enough time for spontaneous play.
This article reminds me of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” a book I have still yet to read.
There’s no doubt in my mind: that our perception of our “faces” mediated by screens is leading to strange outcomes, such as Bodily Dysmorphic tendencies.
The research on topics such as this, is only beginning to develop, but I want to play devils advocate & say that it may even have some positives to it as well?
Now, as far as what those positives are, I currently don’t have any hypotheses, but I’m willing to entertain the idea that Snapchat can also bring some “good” to the world besides all bad.